Art Deco

Show me your ability to recognize Art Deco, in everyday live of the present world around us. Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style that flourished internationally roughly from the 1920s into the World War II era. Art Deco is i.a. present in architecture, furniture, jewelry and sculptures.

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Announced:

Saturday, 23rd April, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 30th April, 2011 –
Friday, 6th May, 2011
(GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 7th May, 2011 –
Friday, 13th May, 2011
(GMT)

Processing rules:

No frames, borders, watermarks, logos or superimposed tekst.

Avoid huge picture sizes. Resize them not to exceed 1600 pixels at the longest edge.

Try to add the building or manufacturing year of the object in your picture title

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No reproductions of other pictures, paitings or other 2D graphic artwork!

Pictures of pieces on display are not allowed.

Since the Art Deco style characteristics are difficult to define, I will only disqualify pictures that shows clearly opposite art forms. Be aware that Art Deco is considered a response to Art Nouveau (Jugendstil).

Your complaint (along with the complaints of others regarding this entry) will be
reviewed by the challenge owner. Depending upon the nature and applicability of the
complaint, the entry may be disqualified. In extreme circumstances the user who submitted
the entry may receive a ban from the challenge or series in question.